The product stats that it is preloaded with avg US electricity costs, but is there a way to select or enter in the specific energy cost of your area?
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Yes. You can manually input your cost per kWh and it will incorporate it into its calculations.
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Yes. Its preloaded with the average cost per kWh but you adjust it to what u pay per kWh to the nearest $0.001.
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To get an approximation of your energy cost, multiply .9 (900 watts when cooling) times the cost of your electricity per KWH (kilowatthour) from your electric bill. Then multiply that product times the number of hours you expect to use it during the month. That should give you a good estimate.
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It only shows runtime, load capacity and voltage. For watts you should look into a kill-a-watt device like this one: http://www.amazon.com/P3-P4400-Electricity-Usage-Monitor/dp/B00009MDBU I have one of those and it works great. Plug it in before the unit, then plug the unit into it and you will have the watt display of the whole ups.
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I don't know. I only used it twice last Summer about and hour each time and I didn't know any difference on my electric bill.
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These will give you a total use of kilowatts in real time and you just multiply it by your Cents per KW the utility charges you on your bill. Simple. If your P3 measures 29.7 kw over a month, in example you would multiply it times your cents per Kilowatt like this: 29.9 X .12 ( 12 cents is example cost) and get $3.55 of power used for that item or items ( up to 1600 watts safely) you have used.
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Not a clue- all I know is that I downloaded because I paid for it and also am not happy with the product -it really raises electric bill.
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I have noticed no difference in electricity cost when using. It has been a satisfying investment for me.
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Thanks Gourd! That was very helpful information!! And thanks Randy, as I haven't even thought about this! I am in FLorida and will look into what (if anything) Progress energy offers for rebates! It seems to be that the powers that be over there in CA are generally "greener" than us over here in Florida- but I can hope and find out! Thanks you two!
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Unfortunately --I have checked my unit and this information is not included on it---so it must be included only on the box it is sold in.I will look around for the box and if I find it --I will post the joules for you here.
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I haven't got the bill yet. I plan to install more solar colectors to offset the cost. I have a 20K system now and SCE will not let me install more until I use more electricity!!
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it is not expensive to operate. I did not notice any difference in my electric bill
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We don't know where or how to measure the amps on this unit. I plugs up to the regular household 120V socket and so far at high brightness and full heating power - no power failure yet. It is too early if the heating will raise the cost $$ of the electric bill this Winter, on top of the usual townhouse heating system.
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The Efergy displays Watts. Both instant current Watt readings, daily totals and daily averages. Local rates can be entered to show costs, but that feature is not necessary to use.
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Don't know but I can tell you that I see no change in our electric bill when we use it so it must be very little.Also, its great since there's separate controls on it. My wife heats up her side all night and I just heat my side up about 5 minutes prior to going to bed and then turn it off. Very satisfied with it to date.
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I haven't noticed an increase on my electric bill and haven't measured electricity usage specifically for this device. It does go into a sleep mode when not in use. When we are going to be gone or won't be using the computers for a while ii usually turn off the power supply for this and the rest of my network peripherals.
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For an appliance that is manually operated (lights, microwave oven, toaster) you measure the power when it is on. This is the KiloWatts it uses. Multiply this value by the number of hours that the appliance is on in a month. Multiply that value by the $ per KWHr charged by your power company (around $0.15 is typical) and that will be your cost per month for that appliance. For something that is automatic, like a refrigerator or television, leave it plugged in for a day so you get a time period when door is shut for a while and when it is actively used. Multiply that KW reading by 30 days and then by the $0.15 and that will get you its monthly cost. For an appliance that is manually operated (lights, microwave oven, toaster) you measure the power when it is on. This is the KiloWatts it uses. Multiply this value by the number of hours that the appliance is on in a month. Multiply that value by the $ per KWHr charged by your power company (around $0.15 is typical) and that will be your cost per month for that appliance. For something that is automatic, like a refrigerator or television, leave it plugged in for a day so you get a time period when door is shut for a while and when it is actively used. Multiply that KW reading by 30 days... » Read More For an appliance that is manually operated (lights, microwave oven, toaster) you measure the power when it is on. This is the KiloWatts it uses. Multiply this value by the number of hours that the appliance is on in a month. Multiply that value by the $ per KWHr charged by your power company (around $0.15 is typical) and that will be your cost per month for that appliance. For something that is automatic, like a refrigerator or television, leave it plugged in for a day so you get a time period when door is shut for a while and when it is actively used. Multiply that KW reading by 30 days and then by the $0.15 and that will get you its monthly cost. « Show Less
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HelloThank you for the email, I read through all of the instructions and I don't see that on there but should be regular US outletI hope that helps.Thanks